by kingdompen | Apr 13, 2016 | Poetry
By Peter Venable A Stumbling Block After they pried out Rome’s nails from His wrists and ankles, the post stood, wound-stained, for the next one, a pillar of foreboding and in piles, like railroad ties, crossbeams waited for the next seditionist, or King against Pax...
by kingdompen | Feb 3, 2016 | Poetry
First Love Peter Venable We loved him because he first loved us. —1 John 4:19. [Love] is an abyss of illumination, a fountain of fire, bubbling up to inflame the thirsty soul. — St. John Climacus, The Ladder of Divine Ascent. ...